The Diabolical Page #3

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This is harassment.

I'm only a month behind.

You're as behind as we say you are.

Now I don't know if somebody

is giving you bad advice here,

but this offer is real.

The offer doesn't make a difference.

My children are sick.

Okay? We can't leave this house.

I'm sure they'd be just as comfortable

someplace else. Maybe even more so.

- You don't understand.

- Okay.

Why don't you think about it then,

and I'll come back.

What?

Hey.

Sorry. I, um...

I thought that you were someone else.

Um, you mean the guy that

was walking down the driveway?

He's, um...

Forget it.

Um, I just wanted to check on you guys

and see if you were okay.

You guys didn't come over

the other night.

I just... I didn't really know

what to think.

So are you guys okay?

I don't know.

What's... What's going on?

You know, I haven't been as...

open with you...

as I should be.

You deserve that.

You deserve to be with someone

that can offer that to you.

Wow. Um...

Where's this all coming from?

There's a situation in my life

that I can't talk to you about.

- Okay.

- Look, I don't want you to get hurt.

Okay, I understand.

- I'm sorry. I...

- Hey. You know what? It's okay.

Mom! I can't find my dragon tail!

It's in the laundry room. One sec.

No.

- Can we try again?

- Hey! No!

Madison!

No!

Step away from the door!

No!

Get up! Go!

No!

Madison!

But we have to call people.

This is enormous.

This changes almost everything

that we know of...

I've called the police so many times,

thinking that someone has broken in.

I've had paranormal psychologists here.

Mediums, clairvoyants, priests.

No one believes me.

Let me help you.

The burns. Who did you speak to

about them? They can be analyzed.

I had an immunologist come to the house.

He... He thinks that it's psychosomatic.

And the kids. They can't be more

than a few feet away?

I mean, I've tried

to find similar cases...

Something to try

to make this make sense.

There was a...

There was a scientist at CamSET.

He couldn't leave his office,

and the doctors couldn't figure out why.

How often does it appear?

Sometimes never. Sometimes twice a day.

Some are more grotesque than others.

There are others?

There are three different things.

And it always manifests like that?

The same way every time?

Mm-hmm. There's a flash of light,

and then something appears.

And then another flash of light,

and then it's gone.

Okay. What else?

Uh, sometimes the rooms get colder.

A strange hum. Doors open and shut.

I've heard Haley talking to them.

And the electronics...

Does anything happen to the electronics?

The electronics go crazy.

It's never the same.

I've seen one of them

walk through walls.

This is incredible.

You're experiencing a phenomenon that has

never been fully documented. This is...

Nick, this is my family.

We'll figure this out.

I promise.

Hey, Carl.

It's the last time I can do this.

- No kidding, Nick. It's the last time.

- I know. I know.

- It's all in here.

- Cameras?

Two of them.

How's the shop?

It's good.

The guys are asking about you.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- Are they still, uh...

- Yeah.

I'm not as high up the ladder

as you were, Nick.

I don't know if they're...

they're still doing that.

But they are still using your work.

ECHO is really gaining steam.

- Wow.

- What are you working on?

- Uh, just some experiments, you know.

- Uh-huh.

I'll get these back to you

as soon as I can, Carl.

Yep.

Be smart.

Ms. Heller, I want you to understand that

I only have Jacob's best interests in mind.

You know, about the fight...

He was protecting Haley.

He knows what he did was wrong.

May I speak with him?

Jacob, do you know how serious this is?

Can you tell me why you hurt Danny?

He was...

He was throwing things at Haley.

And when I saw him hurting her, I...

I told him to stop, twice,

and he kept on doing it.

And I'm sorry. I really am.

I just...

I was just scared that

he might've hurt her even more.

So what happens now?

I'm not sure that this is the healthiest

environment for your children.

A bully was hurting

his five-year-old sister.

Come on. What was he supposed to do?

He needs to show some restraints.

Why does that other kid get the benefit

of the doubt and Jacob doesn't?

Because that kid didn't beat another child

unconscious in the last six months.

He's lucky to have escaped

juvenile hall in the first place.

Jacqueline, you know him.

Look, Jacob is a special kid.

I can see that.

But these incidents

can't keep repeating.

Danny's family want

to push for legal action.

And you know what? I agree with them.

Jacob needs to learn that his violent

behavior has consequences.

He's just a kid.

I will give you a copy of my report.

In the meantime, I suggest

you obtain some legal counsel.

No one is taking him out of this house.

Good luck, Ms. Heller.

Don't go past the steps.

Is it bad?

It's not great.

But no.

No, it's something that

we're going to deal with.

And it's... it's going to be okay.

I really tried.

Come here.

Oh. Be careful.

God, where did all this come from?

Uh, a friend of mine owed me a favor.

Uh, you said that the phenomena

always starts and ends with a flash.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Well, a flash denotes

energy output, so...

with this, we'll be able to measure

any sort of strange readings,

any spikes in energy, jumps in

background radiation, stuff like that.

- Careful.

- You know?

Hey. Can you grab me that case?

Thank you.

This sees up to

10,000 frames per second.

Which means that we will see everything.

I will put one upstairs as well.

And...

Hey, hey. Madison.

It's going to be okay.

- I mean, if it tries to hurt my kids again...

- I know.

This is cool.

Uh, I measured the normal

electromagnetic readings of the house,

and we'll find out

if that number changes.

So...

We just wait.

- I learned it from him!

- No, you did not.

I'll take ownership of that.

I'll take blame for that one.

Ready? Let's do this.

It's my turn. Where's my ship?

- Where's my ship? Oh, here it is.

- Found it!

This is an important roll, guys.

I'm nervous.

You guys ready for this?

Haley, are you stealing...

- Really?

- I'm not doing this.

My goodness.

Okay. All right.

- One, two, three...

- Yeah, you lost. I know it for sure.

- You're going to go to jail.

- Aw.

All I do is go to jail in this game.

- You should practice more.

- Oh, I should practice more?

- Haley, do I need to practice more?

- Maybe.

Maybe? That's so sweet.

- Can I put them anywhere now?

- Uh-uh.

Just a little more?

Fill it up.

Yeah!

- Train station!

- To the train station?

- All right. It's my turn, so watch out.

- All right, let's go.

- What do you got?

- Ready?

It's happening.

- Jacob!

- Jacob, come back!

- What's that sound?

- Mom!

- Go.

- It's okay.

Go!

Upstairs! Go.

No! In here!

Stay back!

We hurt it.

How's that possible?

I don't know, buddy.

We have data now. Lots of it, so...

Can I help?

Yeah. Bring me that notebook.

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